From: rada...@msn.com To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:32:04 -0400 Today, after reading Johnny C's morning post to LongIslandBirds.com re: the Rocky Point DEC Property, I decided to try that location for the very first time. I arrived at 1135, certainly not the optimum time, but it did produce some interesting sightings. It was hot... but the warblers were not- although I did manage to see 2 Palm, 2 Pine and a Black & White. My FOS Swainson's Thrush, was a bit problematic, due to it's best resembling, an Olive-Backed (Taiga/Interior West) bird. For the 2nd time in less than a week, I had a small, brownish bat working over a dirt road in a pine/oak woods. I was able to see the underside of this animal better than on the first (it flew right overhead) with the whole body being dark brown/ black, and the wings & tail area very light (whitish). As with the first sighting, any comments would be appreciated. I also had my FOS "Mourning Cloak" butterfly (about 4) on this 2 hour mid-day jaunt, just a short distance from beautiful, downtown Rocky Point ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
